Chris Marr

February 13, 2026

What feels like progress this week?

Hey :) 

You’re going to die with things on your to-do list.

It sounds morbid, but it’s true.

You’ll die with plans to grab a coffee with a friend next week.

You’ll die with projects unfinished, ideas half-formed, and tasks you never got round to.

Everyone finishes their days and weeks with things left undone. That’s life.

So you’ve got two choices:

  1. You can finish the day and beat yourself up about what you didn’t do.
  2. Or you can finish the day and celebrate the progress you did make.

Which one keeps you sane?

Every week, I ask my clients to finish by listing three things they did achieve that week.

Not because everything went perfectly.
 
But because it’s so easy to end the week in a negative headspace — focusing only on what’s missing.

The truth is: progress always happens.
You just have to look for it.

You’ll never clear your list.
You’ll never get it all done.

But you can choose how you end your day — focused on what’s unfinished, or grateful for how far you’ve come.

So before you start beating yourself up about what you didn’t get done this week…reply and tell me: What three things feel like progress for you this week?

🗣️ 👀

Chris.

About Chris Marr

Co-Founder at The Question First Group. Thinking out loud about work, life, and what I’m learning along the way.